VideoGallery

IOF TV spots

IOF News

On February 5th, 2015, the partners and some special guests of the DO-HEALTH project met at the Waid City Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland. The purpose of the meeting was to present status reports of the project locally and as a whole. All of the centers have recruited the target amount of...

At the 2014 annual ASBMR meeting held in Houston, Texas, the International Osteoporosis Foundation held a press event to update the progress of the project. The project chair professor Kristina Åkesson of Malmö University Hospital in Sweden was interviewed to give a status update while running...

Highlights from the 2014 World Congress on Osteoporosis held in Seville, Spain. Professor Roger Fielding gives and overview of sarcopenia and the increased importance of muscle at the WCO. Professor Maria-Luisa Brandi gives an introduction to skeletal rare disorders and why osteoporosis...

This edition of the IOF Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies was held at the Congress Paasitorni in Helsinki, Finland. The event gathered together over 140 patient societies from around the world for a 3 day conference and work session to further their skills and better help their...

On February 25th, 2013, the partners and some special guests of the DO-HEALTH project met at the Waid City Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland. The purpose of the meeting was to present status reports of the project locally and as a whole.

Love Your Bones: Real People, Real Stories

Love Your Bones • Real People • Real Stories
Since the beginning of the millennium, Giovanni has been living with osteoporosis. After coughing, he developed a severe migraine and went to the hospital to discover that the cortisone he had been taking had caused his bones to weaken.
Images/...

Love Your Bones • Real People • Real Stories
Since 1994, Maria Grazia has been living with osteoporosis. She fractures quite easily and has had a few complications due to fractures, but has used her experience to help others through her local osteoporosis patient society.
Images/editing:...

Love Your Bones • Real People • Real Stories
In 2008, Gerry was lucky enough to have been diagnosed during a screening by his doctor due to secondary risk factors. Since then, he has managed his osteoporosis to just osteopenia and has steered clear of fractures. Although his life hasn't changed...

Love Your Bones • Real People • Real Stories
Despite having grown up on a dairy farm and a lack of osteoporosis in the family, Nancy was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2011. She was lucky to have had it spotted during a routine bone density exam before fracturing. She now volunteers for...

Love Your Bones • Real People • Real Stories
Antoine suffered with osteoporosis for over a decade before he was finally diagnosed. Despite having to give up some sports for risk of fracture, he has picked up less intense and risky sports to keep fit. Listen to his story.
Images/editing: Gilberto...

Real People • Real Stories
Maria Filomena has been suffering with osteoporosis and fractures for a few years. Living in the hilly city of Coimbra in Portugal, she is faced with mobility difficulties everyday. Listen to her story.
Images/editing: Gilberto Lontro

Real People • Real Stories
Euripides started suffering from severe pain in 2008 and was only diagnosed in 2009 with osteoporosis. He shares his story on how his life has changed, how he has changed, and how he fears for what's to come as he ages.
Images/editing: Gilberto Lontro

World Osteoporosis Day 2015 • www.worldosteoporosisday.org
Getting the right nutrients to build and strengthen your bones may be easier than you think!Dairy is a key source of calcium and protein. Fish is a great source of protein and vitamin D. Some fruits and vegetables contain calcium and other...

Men get osteoporosis too!
The 2014 World Osteoporosis Day campaign focuses on osteoporosis in men, addressing the misconception that men don't get osteoporosis.
This European launch was held at the University of Ghent in Belgium where Professor Jean-Marc Kaufman presented the issue (having...

Mary Honeyball, Member of European Parliament, speaks about bone health in light of World Osteoporosis Day 2013. She urges women to stand together and stay strong, as they are the pillars of our families and communities. Wearing white, she invites people to do the same and show solidarity and...

World Osteoporosis Day 2013 • www.worldosteoporosisday.org
Bone health is especially important in post-menopausal women, as they are most affected after an osteoporotic fracture. Everyone knows a family member or friend who has suffered an osteoporotic fracture; whether a 55-year-old sister who has...

A joint event of IOF, NOF, Osteoporosis Canada and the NBHA
World Osteoporosis Day North American Media Launch of 'Capture the Fracture' report Minneapolis, Thursday October 11, 2012 -- 10:00-11:30
The event was moderated by Diana Pierce, co-anchor of KARE 11, Today Show and KARE 11 News@4,...

SNF-Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, director Centre on Aging and Mobility at the University of Zurich and City Hospital Waid, talks about the IOF report 'Three Steps to Unbreakable Bones' for World Osteoporosis Day.
Filmed and edited by Gilberto Lontro.